Written by Chima Onyekachi
10/10/2017
Oh
Okon! I exclaimed when I had to hang up the call informing me you are dead, I
stared back at the food staring at my face and I lost appetite. Devastated I
became when another phone call came in informing me that your burial will take
place same day, I asked, why?! I still cannot remember what the guy at the
other end was explaining. The best I could do was to contact a top principal
officer of IPOB which was successful hoping you will be given an honorable
burial, at least with Biafra flags hovering about or wrapped around your body.
I am still at lost to find out if you got buried or not.
Oh
Okon! I know you were never afraid of death because even in pain and discomfort
you strived to be part of every activity towards the restoration of Biafra. The
tumor that burdened you would have been well-treated and cured in a humane
society unlike Nigeria whose healthcare system is not suitable for even a sick
dog, A good health care in Nigeria is for the rich and those capable of
travelling abroad.
Oh
Okon! So sad is your widowed mother and siblings, Your dear mother who does not
cease praying for Director Nnamdi Kanu. You are gone from this world but I bet
the restoration of Biafra is all you still want, And we owe to you to continue
the struggle for the sovereign state of Biafra.
Adieu
Okon! My dear comrade. Godspower Okon Amos is a 25-year-old native of Ikot
Ekpene community in Ikot Obio Itam town of Oruk Anam local government area,
Akwa-Ibom state. He is a victim of the May 30th 2016 massacre of Biafrans on
peaceful procession in commemoration of the Biafra Heroes Day held at Eke-Nkpor
in Anambra State. Having escaped a previous massacre at National High School
Aba, he was caught unaware at Nkpor while trying to rescue a fellow who was
caught by the rain of bullets. A tear gas canister was shot directly at Okon,
hitting his jaw and causing an injury which later developed into a tumor, an
illness he carried till the early hours of Saturday, 7th October, 2017 when
death snatched him away.
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